(19)
(11) EP 1 208 989 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.10.2003 Bulletin 2003/43

(43) Date of publication A2:
29.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/22

(21) Application number: 01127131.9

(22) Date of filing: 15.11.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B41J 2/21, B41J 2/05, B41J 2/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 17.11.2000 JP 2000352007

(71) Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Koitabashi, Noribumi
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Yoshino, Hitoshi
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Yashima, Masataka
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Ogino, Hiroyuki
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Leson, Thomas Johannes Alois, Dipl.-Ing. 
Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner GbR, TBK-Patent, Bavariaring 4
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


(54) Ink jet printing apparatus and ink jet printing method


(57) Ink jet printing apparatus printing in a mode selected from a plurality of printing modes corresponding to different printing medium and having different relative movement speeds of the printing head to the printing medium. For the printing with high relative movement speed, an ink ejection amount is smaller than that in the printing mode having lower relative movement speed. In a particular printing mode, processing is used, that makes ink insoluble.






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